Match box construction



June 14, 1932. HAUSER 1,862,853

MA TCH BOX CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 29, 1930 Patented June 14, 1932 UNITE STATES HERMAN J. HAUSER, OF IiOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MATCH BOX CONSTRUCTION Application filed September 29, 1930. Serial No. 485,117.

The match box according to the invention consists of a container mounted in a casing, the casing having slits or the like formed in the top wall thereof, the circumscribed area 6 within the slits being adapted to be bent downwardly into engagement with the bottom thereof, thereby forming a wall or closure for its adjacent open end, said closure together with one of the end walls of the container when partially withdrawn from the casing forming a compartment for burnt matches.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved match box as it appears with the match container partially withdrawn from the casing with the portion of the top thereof turned downwardly into engagement with the bottom to form the compartment in the easing for burnt matches.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the match box in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken through the closure member and container.

Referring more specifically to the draw.- ing, the match box designated at 10 consists of a container 12 slidably mounted in a tubular casing 14, the container and casing being preferably formed of cardboard and manufactured in the usual manner employed in match box construction.

Formed in the top wall 16 of the casing along each side thereof are slits or the like 18, and a slit 20 extending transversely therebetween, the slits 18 terminate adjacent the end 19 of the casing and are of slightly greater length than the height of the side walls 21 of the'box in order that the edge formed by the slit 20 will engage the bottom wall 24 of the casing when the portion bounded by the slits is bent downwardly.

In order to facilitate bending, the casing is scored transversely between the'slits adjacent the end 25 as indicated at 26.

The box above described is adapted to be filled with matches indicated at 28, and furnished to the trade with the container positioned in the casing so that the slits therein will be disposed above the open end of the container.

When in use, the container is adapted to be partially withdrawn from the casing, i. e., to a position so that its rear wall 29 will be slightly forwardly of the transverse slit 20, and the portion bounded by the slits bent downwardly into engagement with the bottom wall 24 as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the portion thus bent then forms a closure designated at 32 which together with the rear wall 29 forms a compartment designated at 32 adapted to receive burnt matches indicated at 34.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the box above described may be produced in the same manner as the standard box of this character, the only additional expense involved in the manufacture, if any, being in forming the slits 18 and 20, and the scoring 26, it being understood that the cover may be perforated or otherwise punctured in lieu of the slits.

I claim:

1. A match box comprising an open ended cover, a match container of tray form slidingly mounted in the cover, a closure tongue formed in the top wall of the cover adjacent one end thereof, said tongue adapted to be bent downwardly into the cover to form an end closure after the closure has been partially withdrawn from the container, where by the end wall of the container within the cover, the side walls and closure tongue of the cover will form a compartment for the reception of used matches.

2. A match box construction comprising a match container of tray form, an open ended cover slidingly engaging said container, and a tongue formed in the top wall of the cover adjacent one of its open ends, said tongue being formed by scoring or perforating the top along its side edges inwardly from one of its ends and connecting the inner ends of the side scoring by a transverse score or perforation, the length of said tongue being slightly greater than the depth of the container tray, whereby when the container is partially removed from the cover and the tongue is detached along the scoring and bent downwardly into the cover the same will form a closure for the open end of said cover and form an open topped compartment, the end WELH of the container Within the cover forming a Wall of said compartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HERMAN J. HAUSER. 

